Attack on Tomorrow

Attack on Tomorrow

Screenshot from the television series Attack on Tomorrow
あしたへアタック!
(Ashita e Atakku!)
Genre sports, drama
Anime television series
Directed by Fumio Kurokawa
Produced by Takaji Matsudo
Written by Eiji Okabe
Music by Nobuyoshi Koshibe
Studio Nippon Animation
Network Fuji Television
Original run April 4, 1977 September 5, 1977
Episodes 23

Attack on Tomorrow (あしたへアタック! Ashita e Atakku!) was an anime series aired in 1977 in Japan. There were 23 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is often mistakenly believed to be a spinoff of the earlier, and more popular, series Attack No. 1 (1969-1971), due in part to the involvement of several staffers (including directors Kurokawa and Okabe and writer Yamazaki) who had worked on the prior series. It was more likely to have been inspired by the popularity of Attack No. 1 and is not an official spinoff. It is also known in Europe as Smash (French) and Mimi e le ragazze della pallavolo (Italian).

Original Story

The story is about Mimi Hijiiri, a student with just one school year remaining, who decides to revitalize a volleyball team low on morale from the death of one of its team members from an accident.

Concept

The series was strictly created as a tribute to the gold medal the Japanese women's volleyball team earned in the 1976 Olympics.[1][2]

Staff

Reaction

While the show would eventually aired in the European market in the 1980s in countries such as France and Italy, the plot and concept was too similar to its predecessor Attack No. 1 and ratings were low. The show ceased production after only 23 episodes.

Trivia

References

  1. 1976 Olympic Result. ". " "1976 Women's Volleyball at Olympics." Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
  2. Clements, Jonathan. McCarthy Helen. [2006] (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5

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